British footballers abroad: will Gareth Bale be the next David Beckham or Ian Rush?

Michael Owen, failure - Liverpool's top scorer in every season from 1998 to 2004, Owen left his childhood club to move to Real Madrid. The speedy striker did manage to score 18 times during his only season at the Bernabeu but was only included in the starting XI 15 times and was soon back on the plane to England.Picture: GETTY IMAGES